Fixed.Crackpot wrote:What Rubato knows could fit in a thimble.
Generational surprises.
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“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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oldr_n_wsr
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From what I hear at AA meetings, what would be a 10-15 minute car ride takes over an hour and a half with public transportation here on Long Island. (many members do not have licenses). And yes, I do pick up as many as I can, sometimes going way out of the way to get people to meetings.
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The roomie's kids aren't interested in driving; thier mom had the option to buy a car earlier in the year, but they all agreed the expenses- payments, gas, insurance, etc. were all too high. Not when they can get Light Rail monthly passes for less than the average price of gas for a week.
The money they save* goes to movies, the mall, the amusement park and thier Spring vacation to Los Vegas. (*As well, the money they are earning on summer jobs.)
Most of where we want to go is right on the train routes and we've all learned to check Google for directions, because now they have the 'public transportation' button that can tell you exactly what VTA to catch and when to catch it.
I haven't heard them really complain about not having a car at all.
The money they save* goes to movies, the mall, the amusement park and thier Spring vacation to Los Vegas. (*As well, the money they are earning on summer jobs.)
Most of where we want to go is right on the train routes and we've all learned to check Google for directions, because now they have the 'public transportation' button that can tell you exactly what VTA to catch and when to catch it.
I haven't heard them really complain about not having a car at all.
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We're hoping Hatch gets her full ticket before she goes to Uni. If she goes to Uni in the UK or Aus, having a car and a license will be of great value.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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What is most surprising is that after three generations where the universal expectation was to own and drive your own car that the current cohort is suddenly choosing not to drive. They're not driving even when their parents are providing the car, the insurance, and most of the gas money. I would not have expected this to happen without some kind of major compulsion.
Its worth noting that we can have a large change in behavior with little inducement. A bright counter-example to the oft-repeated idea that 'people will never change'.
We can have the future we want.
yrs,
rubato
Its worth noting that we can have a large change in behavior with little inducement. A bright counter-example to the oft-repeated idea that 'people will never change'.
We can have the future we want.
yrs,
rubato
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On the other hand, I heard more kids these days find it easier to socialize online, or through text; rather than actually go see anyone.
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Here in rural America kids still want cars, because public transport sucks wind.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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At the risk of seeming rather crude I'm going to address the invisible 500 lb gorilla that haunts this thread.
When I was a lad, the main motivation for getting a car/license was the all-encompassing pursuit of NOOKIE!
If you wanted to spend time with the Girl of Your Dreams, there was one way, and one way only to spend quality one-on-one time with her: Go on a DATE. This meant, picking her up at her house, taking her to an entertaining place or event, then taking her home - with a detour for various lustful activities, as time would permit. How can this happen without a car?
You could meet her someplace, encounter her at a party, double-date with someone who had a car, or - I suppose - join here for an evening using mass transportation.
But if you wanted to do anything "serious," the #1 venue by far was the interior of the family sedan.
I understand that today's yoot is more into group activities, but the biological urgencies have not changed from one generation to another, and there's only so much that can be done at a nightclub or restaurant.
What has changed?
When I was a lad, the main motivation for getting a car/license was the all-encompassing pursuit of NOOKIE!
If you wanted to spend time with the Girl of Your Dreams, there was one way, and one way only to spend quality one-on-one time with her: Go on a DATE. This meant, picking her up at her house, taking her to an entertaining place or event, then taking her home - with a detour for various lustful activities, as time would permit. How can this happen without a car?
You could meet her someplace, encounter her at a party, double-date with someone who had a car, or - I suppose - join here for an evening using mass transportation.
But if you wanted to do anything "serious," the #1 venue by far was the interior of the family sedan.
I understand that today's yoot is more into group activities, but the biological urgencies have not changed from one generation to another, and there's only so much that can be done at a nightclub or restaurant.
What has changed?
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Internet porn.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Motels that charge by the hour.What has changed?